If Mer=Water(mermaid) and Water=Money
Mercantile=of or pertaining to merchants or trade
Merchant=a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
Mercenary=Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
What does Merry Christmas mean?
2007-02-01 10:52:35 · 6 answers · asked by Kanis 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Apparently these people cannot see that Christmas Time is when people shop the most and spend the most MONEY.
If we always go listen to and believe what we see and hear we wont learn anything and we as a society wont get anywere.
2007-02-03 15:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by IV P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merry does not come from the same root as the other words you mentioned, and may at some time have been written as Marry or Mary ... but Merry means HAPPY, JOYFUL, which is the way people would all be if they thought about what the baby Jesus (the Christ in Christmas, with 'mas' being 'mass' which is told on his birthday celebration day) would grow up and do for ALL of us ... not 'just Christians' but for ALL of us.
2007-02-01 19:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mer·ri·er; -est
Etymology:
Middle English mery, from Old English myrge, merge; akin to Old High German murg short — more at brief
Date:
before 12th century
Your etymology could use a little work.
2007-02-01 18:59:12 · answer #3 · answered by froggypjs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That you need to learn how to use a bloody dictionary.
It means that the person hopes your Christimas is full of laughter, joy, and cheerfulness.
2007-02-01 18:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Long Holidays.
2007-02-01 18:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by ManhattanGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means happy and peaceful.
2007-02-01 18:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Freddy F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋